2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries

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2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
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Non-binding preferential vote
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Candidate Gary Johnson John McAfee
Home state New Mexico Tennessee
Contests won50
Popular vote22,6423,391
Percentage55%8%
  NOTA Option Logo.svg Austin Petersen at 2016 FreedomFest cropped.jpg
Candidate Uncommitted Austin Petersen
Home staten/a Missouri
Contests won10
Popular vote3,2093,066
Percentage8%7%
Libertarian Party presidential primaries results, 2016.svg
First place by popular vote
Previous Libertarian nominee

Gary Johnson

Libertarian nominee

Gary Johnson

The 2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses allowed electors to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate. These differed from the Republican or Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in that they did not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention to select the party's nominee for the United States presidential election. The party's nominee for the 2016 presidential election was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention, which ran from May 26 to 30, 2016. The delegates nominated former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson for president and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld for vice president. [1]

Contents

Four primaries and one caucus were held. Missouri and North Carolina held primaries on March 15, as an alternative ballot to other primaries such as those of the Republicans and Democrats. Gary Johnson, who had won the party's nomination in the 2012 presidential election, won North Carolina with 42%. In Missouri a plurality of voters chose the "Uncommitted" option over local candidate Austin Petersen, 40% to 29%, with Johnson not appearing on the Missouri ballot due to announcing his candidacy after the filing deadline. An Oregon primary was run on May 27 during the national convention, while the California primary was held on June 7 after the party's convention. The only caucus was in Minnesota on March 1, where 75% of the electors selected Gary Johnson. Jurisdictions in the 2016 primaries that did not participate in conventional roll call included: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Puerto Rico, and the U.S Virgin Islands.

Candidates

24 candidates were recognized by the Libertarian Party and 16 were ultimately eligible for the presidential nomination at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention. [2] [3] [4] [5] For a candidate to have been recognized by the Libertarian Party, they must have:

  1. had a campaign website;
  2. been a dues-paying member of the party;
  3. met all U.S. Constitutional requirements to serve as President; and
  4. not have simultaneously been a candidate for another political party. [6]

Of the recognized candidates, eight did not run in any primary or caucus: Joey Berry, Brian Briggs, Thomas Clements, Malisia Garcia, Kevin McCormick, Robert Milnes, Mike Shannon and Heidi Zeman. The other ten recognized candidates as well as three unrecognized candidates – John David Hale (who was disrecognized because he was under 35 and so ineligible to serve as President), Nathan Norman and Merry Susan Nehls – stood in at least one primary or caucus, and appear in the table below. Five recognized candidates withdrew: Cecil Ince, Steve Kerbel, Joy Waymire, Bart Lower and Donald Eugene Lowe. [2] [6] [7] [8] [9]

CandidateProfessionCampaignOn primary or caucus ballotPopular vote
MN
NC
MO
NE
OR [10]
CA
Gary Johnson June 2016.jpg
Gary Johnson 		29th
Governor of New Mexico
(1995–2003)		 GJlogo2016.png
(campaign • positions • website Archived November 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine )
Running mate: Bill Weld [11] 		Yes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg22,642
John McAfee by Gage Skidmore.jpg
John McAfee 		Founder and CEO of McAfee, Inc.
(1987–1994)		 John McAfee Feldman presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(website)
Running mate: Judd Weiss [12] 		Yes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg3,391
Austin Petersen by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Austin Petersen 		Owner and founder of The Libertarian Republic
(2012–present)		 Petersen2016.jpeg
(website [usurped] )		Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg3,066
Rhett Smith (3948563894) (cropped).jpg
Rhett Smith		Private security officer(website Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine )Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg1,678
Marc Allan Feldman (20277052616) (cropped).jpg
Marc Allan
Feldman [13] [14] 		Anesthesiologist at the Cleveland Clinic
(1998–2016)		 Marc Allan Feldman presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(website)		Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg1,219
Blank.png
John David Hale		StudentDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg1,199
Blank.png
Joy Waymire		Ranch foreman(website)
Withdrew: April 13, 2016 [15]

(endorsed John McAfee) [16]

Yes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg1,189
Steve Kerbel (cropped).jpg
Steve Kerbel		Businessman and entrepreneur Steve Kerbel presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(website Archived March 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine )
Withdrew: March 16, 2016
(endorsed Gary Johnson) [17] 		Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg1,098
Blank.png
Jack Robinson, Jr.		Businessman and inventor(website)Yes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg808
Darryl W. Perry (cropped).png
Darryl W. Perry		Owner and Managing Editor of
Free Press Publications		 DWP2016 logo (25237651214).png
(website)
Running mate: Will Coley [18] 		Yes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg662
Cecil Ince 2.jpg
Cecil Ince		Owner of Ince Films
(website)
Withdrew: March 17, 2016 [19] 		Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg625
Blank.png
Derrick Michael Reid		Political analyst and retired engineer(website)Yes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg543
Blank.png
Merry Susan Nehls		Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg34
Keenan Dunham.jpg
Keenan Dunham		(website)Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg18
Nathan Norman Photo.png
Nathan Norman		Entertainer Nathannormanforpresident.png
(website)		Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg8
Blank.png
Shawna Joy Sterling		Pastoral Counselor
(website)		Yes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg1
Alternate ballot options:
No preference/
None of the above/
Uncommitted		N/AYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg3,209

Timeline of the race

Background

The 2016 United States presidential election was the twelfth contested election for the Libertarian Party of the United States. The 2004 presidential election saw Libertarian nominee Michael Badnarik appear on ballots in 48 states plus the District of Columbia. He received 0.3% of the popular vote, and came fourth behind the two major parties' nominees as well as third-placed independent Ralph Nader. [20] In the 2008 election, Bob Barr was nominated as the Libertarian Parties's candidate for the presidency and had ballot access to 45. However, Barr insignificantly improved upon Badnarik's performance, capturing only 0.4% of the popular vote in an election that also saw Nader finish a strong third behind the Democratic and Republican parties. [21]

Having received minimal publicity in previous elections, which contributed to the low voting share that the party received, the Libertarian Party gained significant exposure and media attention in the lead-up to the 2012 Libertarian National Convention and the 2012 presidential election, starting with former two term New Mexico governor Gary Johnson's announcement of his presidential run with the Party. [22] [23] Using the publicity gained from the announcement, Johnson praised the Libertarian Party and championed their beliefs through interviews and public statements, which were often profane and harshly critical of both the Democratic and Republican parties. Johnson won the nomination at the 2012 Libertarian National Convention running on a platform of being more fiscally conservative than Republican nominee Mitt Romney and more socially liberal than Democratic President Barack Obama. Johnsons's campaign for the presidency focused mostly on upholding the continued publicity gained by the Libertarian Party due to his campaign and gaining support from independents and dissenting Democratic and Republican voters, often through echoing resentment towards the two parties. This included a court challenge against the Commission on Presidential Debates by Johnson that sought to include him in the official presidential election debates. [24] [25]

On election day, Johnson oversaw a relatively sharp rise in the Libertarian Party's vote total, earning 1% of the popular vote, which equated to 1,275,821 votes, in the 48 states plus D.C. where the Libertarian Party had ballot access. [26] The result was double the number Bob Barr received in 2008, and made the Libertarian's the most popular third party in the election. [27] In the election Johnson received the most votes ever for the Libertarian Party nominee, passing Ed Clark's candidacy in 1980. His campaign received a largest vote total for a third-party presidential candidacy since Ralph Nader's 2000 campaign. [28] [29]

January 2015 to January 2016: Early candidates

On January 7, physician Marc Allen Feldman became one of the first candidates to enter the race for the 2016 nomination. Over the following months, candidacies were announced by Joy Waymire, Cecil Ince, Steve Kerbel, Shawna Joy Sterling, Derrick Michael Reid, and Rhett Smith. In early September, candidates entering the race included John David Hale, Jack Robinson Jr, and Austin Petersen.

On December 24, 2015, antivirus software pioneer John McAfee abandoned his previous effort to run as the candidate of a newly created Cyber Party, and announced he would instead seek the Libertarian nomination. [30] He had previously announced that his Cyber Party running mate would be Ken Rutkowski, but Rutkowski did not join him in seeking the Libertarian nomination. [31] [32]

Gary Johnson formally announced his candidacy for the 2016 Libertarian presidential nomination, in an interview with Neil Cavuto on the Fox Business Network program Coast to Coast, on January 6, 2016. [33]

April 2016: Top tier emerges

Though the Libertarian Party has little to no scientific polling and does not conduct binding primaries and caucuses, the first nationally televised pre-nominating convention Libertarian Party debate featured three candidates widely regarded as the leading contenders for the nomination: former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, founder and CEO of McAfee Inc. John McAfee and owner and founder of The Libertarian Republic Austin Petersen. [34] A later debate hosted by RT America featured Marc Allan Feldman, Kevin McCormick, and Darryl Perry, however this did not receive as much media attention as the one featuring the three candidates in the top tier. [35]

Early May 2016: Ventura declines to run

Jesse Ventura speaking in Minnesota in 2016. JesseVentura1.jpg
Jesse Ventura speaking in Minnesota in 2016.

In several late 2015 interviews including those on The Alan Colmes Show and In Depth with Graham Bensinger , Jesse Ventura publicly flirted with the idea of running for president in 2016 as a Libertarian. [36] Beginning on February 29, 2016, Ventura again made headlines following an announcement that if Bernie Sanders were to lose the Democratic Party nomination to Hillary Clinton, he would launch a presidential campaign under the Libertarian Party. Ventura subsequently appeared on RT, CNN, Alex Jones and various local radio outlets the following several days reiterating interest in a presidential campaign. He likewise revealed that he was formally invited to the 2016 Libertarian National Convention in Orlando, Florida by party leaders and that he would announce by the end of March if he were to go that route. [37]

On March 3, 2016 Ventura released a shortlist of preliminary campaign platforms if he were to run for president. Included were rebuilding infrastructure, focusing on alternative energy, ending all foreign wars and following the teachings of Major General Smedley Butler, ending the war on drugs and reforming campaign financing. [38] Ventura ultimately decided not to seek the presidency, allowing his self determined deadline of May 1 to pass without an announcement. In mid-July, Ventura wrote an article declaring his support for Gary Johnson. [39]

Late May 2016: Johnson consolidates support

Gary Johnson speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. Gary Johnson by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg
Gary Johnson speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C.

After Donald Trump won the Indiana primary on May 3, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich suspended their campaigns, Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party. [40] [41] This sparked the Stop Trump movement, also referred to as #NeverTrump to consider running an independent candidate of their own such as former Texas governor Rick Perry, former Republican nominee Mitt Romney or Nebraska senator Ben Sasse, all of whom declined to run. [42] As the filing deadline for Texas and other states quickly passed, the Libertarian Party gained national recognition when Gary Johnson was included in a national poll conducted by Monmouth University and received 11 percent. [43] Johnson was quickly deemed the front-runner for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination and was featured in subsequent polls. [44] [45] Johnson's name was also Googled more times than the Libertarian Party itself, and he was featured in many interviews by mainstream media publications, something that none of the other Libertarian candidates had been able to do at that point in the campaign. [46] During the 2016 Libertarian National Convention various news networks flocked to the convention, and C-SPAN covered the results. [1] [47] Johnson won nomination on the second ballot of the convention. [48]

Polling

Online LP polling

Poll sourceSample
size 		Date(s)FeldmanGarciaInce Johnson Kerbel McAfee McCormickPerry Petersen ReidRobinsonSmithSterlingWaymireZemanOthers
Libertarian Party website [49] 9,102 Mar 17–311%nilnil58%O7%9%5%13%nilnilnilnilnilnilNone of the Above 1%/
Other 4%
Libertarian Party website [50] 8,609 Feb 20–
Mar 17		1%—nil54%4%14%—2%18%nil1%nil1%nil—None of the Above 2%/
Other 4%

Primaries and caucuses

Minnesota caucuses

Type: Open

Missouri primary

Type: Open

North Carolina primary

Type: Semi-closed

Nebraska primary

Type: Semi-closed

Oregon primary

California primary

Type: Semi-closed [57]

2016 National Convention

Libertarian National Convention Presidential vote, 2016 – 1st round [60]
Candidatefirst ballotPercentage
Gary Johnson 45850%
Austin Petersen 19721%
John McAfee 13114%
Darryl Perry637%
Marc Allen Feldman586%
Kevin McCormick91%
None of the above51%
Ron Paul (write-in)1nil
Vermin Supreme (write-in)1nil
Heidi Zemen (write-in)1nil
Derrick Grayson (write-in)1nil
Totals925100%

No candidate achieved the majority on the first ballot, so there was a second ballot vote. After finishing last of the six nominated candidates, McCormick was excluded from the second ballot.

Libertarian National Convention Presidential vote, 2016 – 2nd ballot [60]
CandidateSecond BallotPercentage
Gary Johnson 51856%
Austin Petersen20322%
John McAfee 13114%
Darryl Perry526%
Marc Allen Feldman182%
None of the above2nil
Derrick Grayson (write-in)1nil
Michael Shannon (write-in)1nil
Kevin McCormick (write-in)1nil
Rhett Smith (write-in)1nil
Totals928100%

Endorsements

Gary Johnson campaign

Political figures

Mayors and other municipal or county leaders
  • Jeff Krauss, former mayor of Bozeman, Montana [61]
International political figures
Other politicians
  • Ed Clark, 1980 Libertarian presidential nominee [63]
  • Mark Hinkle, former National Chairman of The Libertarian Party [64]
  • Geoff Neale, former National Chairman of The Libertarian Party [65]
  • Bill Redpath, former National Chairman of The Libertarian Party [66]

Businesspeople

  • Steve Kerbel, businessman, entrepreneur and former 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate [67]
  • Robert Sarvis, attorney, businessman, politician and software developer [68]

Actors and comedians

Athletes and sports figures

Musicians and artists

Commentators, writers and columnists

Radio hosts

Social and political activists

John McAfee campaign

Austin Petersen campaign

Commentators, writers, and columnists

Mary Matalin speaking at a Bipartisan Policy event at Tulane University in 2009 Mary Matalin Tulane 2009.jpg
Mary Matalin speaking at a Bipartisan Policy event at Tulane University in 2009

Others

Campaign finance

As of March 31, 2016 three candidates had reported their fundraising amounts to the Federal Election Commission; Gary Johnson, John McAfee and Austin Petersen.

Campaign committee (as of March 31)Total spentSuspended
campaign
Money raisedMoney spentCash on handDebt
Gary Johnson [97] $278,976$243,924$35,031$0$243,924Election
John McAfee [98] $8,057$7,858$149$0$7,858May 29, 2016
Austin Petersen [99] $112,812$95,441$17,371$0$95,441May 29, 2016

Vice presidential selection

As of May 21, 2016, there were nine vice presidential candidates running. [100]

The Libertarian Party's vice presidential candidate is elected by the delegates at the LNC after the presidential nominee is announced. Vice presidential candidates are often endorsed or preferred by presidential candidates, but some have entered without a specific presidential nominee in mind, or a preference from any of them.

Bill Weld, former governor of Massachusetts, was nominated for vice president after having previously been announced as Johnson's intended running mate. The selection proved controversial within the party, but also resulted in a spike in media coverage of the prospective ticket. Two governors running as a ticket attracted attention, in part because it had not happened for any party since the 1948 United States presidential election.[ citation needed ]

As with Johnson in the presidential nomination, Weld narrowly failed to secure a majority on the first ballot. He was nominated on the second ballot, defeating runner-up Larry Sharpe.

See also

Debates

Presidential primaries

National Conventions

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